Legislative Research: MA S555 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to establish a grant and loan program for low-noise, low-emissions landscape maintenance equipment. Environment and Natural Resources. [S555 2025 Detail][S555 2025 Text][S555 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-11 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the Quabbin Watershed advisory committee. Environment and Natural Resources. [S555 2023 Detail][S555 2023 Text][S555 2023 Comments] | 2024-12-31 No further action taken |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to provide for protections from chemical protections from pesticide chemical trespass in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S555 2021 Detail][S555 2021 Text][S555 2021 Comments] | 2022-03-07 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the continuity of care for mental health treatment. Financial Services. [S555 2019 Detail][S555 2019 Text][S555 2019 Comments] | 2020-07-23 Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to require mental health parity for disability policies. Financial Services. [S555 2017 Detail][S555 2017 Text][S555 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to women’s health and cancer recovery. Financial Services. [S555 2015 Detail][S555 2015 Text][S555 2015 Comments] | 2016-06-06 Accompanied a study order, see S2318 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to reduce health care fraud, waste and abuse. Health Care Financing. [S555 2013 Detail][S555 2013 Text][S555 2013 Comments] | 2014-05-21 Accompanied a study order, see S2148 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to expand managed care to all Medicaid recipients. Health Care Financing. [S555 2011 Detail][S555 2011 Text][S555 2011 Comments] | 2012-05-07 Accompanied a new draft, see H4070 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to create a commission to determine the capital needs of community hospitals [S555 2009 Detail][S555 2009 Text][S555 2009 Comments] | 2010-05-05 Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S555] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Karen Spilka MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S555 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2016, June 06). LegiScan. Retrieved July 03, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S555/2015
MLA
"MA S555 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 06 Jun. 2016. Web. 03 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S555/2015>.
Chicago
"MA S555 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." June 06, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed July 03, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S555/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S555 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 06 June 2016. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S555/2015 (accessed July 03, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2318 | Replaced by | 2016-06-09 | Financial services matters | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
| S467 | Similar To | 2016-07-05 | An act relative to wastewater facilities | Accompanied a study order, see S2380 |
| S493 | Similar To | 2016-04-07 | Relative to motor vehicle service contracts | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| H2306 | Similar To | 2016-01-27 | Relative to Amending Disability or Death Caused by Certain Conditions of Cancer | Accompanied H3492 |
| S1165 | Similar To | 2016-06-06 | Relative to the dispensing of certain cancer related drugs | Accompanied a new draft, see S2313 |
| S2179 | Similar To | 2016-03-16 | Dispensing of certain cancer related drugs | Adopted, in concurrence |
| S2313 | Similar To | 2016-07-05 | Relative to the dispensing of certain cancer related drugs | Committee recommended out to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| S406 | Similar To | 2016-04-07 | Relative to plastic bag reduction | Accompanied a new draft, see H4168 |
| S1453 | Similar To | 2016-05-12 | Improving the fairness of our tax laws | Accompanied a study order, see S2290 |
| H1949 | Similar To | 2016-05-05 | Requiring identification of food allergens in eating establishments | Accompanied a study order, see H4242 |
| H1630 | Similar To | 2016-10-24 | Relative to the advisory committee on personnel standards of the Massachusetts Trial Court | Accompanied a study order, see H4706 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S555 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S555.pdf |
